Police manage heavy traffic on West Side Highway, New York NY
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, police were coordinating traffic control due to heavy congestion on the West Side Highway, particularly between 22nd and 34th Streets in New York City. Officers were discussing blocking and holding traffic at 29th and 34th Streets to manage the vehicle flow and reduce backup.
Audio|Heard on: NYPD Citywide 3
Listen to dispatch call
01:30
Transcript:
00:00
Sure, do we have a blocker at near West 29th Street and the West Side Highway or no?
00:12
Fourth, I don't believe we have a block.
00:13
We should have a pulse on 29th though.
00:23
What's that, a best on here?
00:33
We'll set it back down here.
00:41
That's on here.
00:44
(name withheld), just an FYI, highway is going to hold southbound at 34th Street as well.
00:49
They need to create space.
00:51
So they got a driver calling into Brooklyn, so they're going to hold 34th Street for a little bit to free up the traffic.
00:59
That's fine, (name withheld).
01:00
They got a car there for that?
01:02
Yeah, if they're implementing that yet.
01:04
And then we have personnel, let's use them to help as well.
01:11
Hey, so I still have a lot of traffic coming northbound, standing here near 29th Street.
01:17
Who's blocking the traffic from down south?
01:21
Boss, it was got—it's just residual.
01:24
We're waiting for it to clear up.
01:27
Hey Chief G, I'm at near 22nd Street and that's the last of it.
01:29
I got nothing else coming.
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West Side Hwy, New York, NY
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